In September, Mahindra’s battle tank inspired TUV 300 has overtaken Ford EcoSport, by selling 4,313 units against 3,142 units of Ecosport. However, in the compact SUV segment, Hyundai Creta is still the leader by far with sales of 7,320 units.

One of the vehicles from Nissan’s luxury segment that could make it to India is the Nissan Patrol, its top-end SUV. The Japanese company had recently showcased the SUV at an event in Greater Noida making the rumours even stronger

This move will help the Korean auto major to take advantage of festive demand. Expected to be priced between Rs 8 lakh to Rs 12 lakh, the Creta will be available in both petrol and diesel engine option and it will also come with an automatic transmission, making it the first vehicle in the segment to offer an automatic choice

At present, Nissan’s production is heavily skewed in favour of exports. Now, the carmaker is aiming to increase contribution of domestic market to 50% of the total sales in the next five year from current about 35%.

In order to exhibit the model stretches of national highways as per norms, NHAI plans to develop 57 stretches of NH (1,735 kms) across the length and breadth of the country near each state capital, the NHAI official said. These model stretches will serve as a platform to instruct the highway engineers.